The “DBE Open Laboratories” initiative invited secondary school students to visit laboratories at Alameda campus focused on biological sciences, bioengineering, and biomechanics.

From April 28 to May 2, several secondary school students visited laboratories within both towers at Técnico – Alameda campus. The “DBE Open Laboratories” initiative brought hundreds of young people to Técnico for interactive experiments and lectures on topics such as marine biotechnology, pathogenic yeasts, and medical imaging.

The event was organised by the Department of Bioengineering (DBE), along with Biological Engineering (NEBIST) and Biomedical Engineering (NEBM) students’ organisations. Fábio Fernandes, a Técnico professor involved in organising the initiative, explains that “the idea of the ‘Open Laboratories’ is to increase DBE’s visibility among young people and, in essence, to publicise the undergraduate programmes offered by this department” – the Undergraduate Programmes in Biological Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Engineering. See more.